| Show review of extra session of congress k j before this issue of the gres ress s beviel will be in the hands 40 ss L sg 0 of f 0 our ur readers the extra session of congress will abt have 1 bec been n adjourned as it was sched aled to terminate its work 0 on y tuesday this week it is called the most strenuous session of y f cent years the net results resul t of the extra session in comparison comps arison with the ambitious program ai d opted adopted at the are not lar large lare e u Canad canadian itin reciprocity was brot J its as neer reality agthe as the exec executive autive i i and legislative departments could cc u II 11 advance it statehood was a assured for new mexica and arizona Ari i campaign publicity legislation WI was LIS enacted in a form satis fac tory boits to its most earnest aavo I 1 cates provision proviS iOD was made for an A 4 s enlarged arged hous e of representatives based on the latest 1 genaus and a f few e w other measures of minor importance were p passed assed A democratic house the first since e seized on this session aas as a voli vehicle jele to convey to the coun 4 try the the views of dem democrats 0 on D tariff revision but e executive disapproval rendered futile all ef orts to impress those views on the statute hooks books the tariff bills bill one materially reducing the duties on woul wool an am woolen goods of all classed classes and afie other placing on the free list articles of machinery and ud tools used by farm farmers ers and amended to include many other items were voted by president taft A cotton revision bill has probably mot s similar fate the house under the leadership of representative underwood of alabama chairman of the ways and means committee and speaker dark clark endeavored to pass the wollen aud free list bills over the veto but the necessary two thuds thirds vote could not nob be mustered fiust investigations without number nu aber were instituted i during durina the session se asio u and some of them notable those bearing on nio lopo lies in steel and I 1 sugar suar were prosecuted with vigor constructive legislation to hear on federal re regulation of corporations is regarded as certain to come from these inquiries charges were revived that senator lorimer lorimar of illinois was elected through bribery and a second investigation n by the sen ato ate was put under way A senate inquiry into the election of sanator on of sin was ordered general arbitration treaties tie aties with great B britian britian and france I 1 were sent to the senate by president taft but tay received a frigid welcome because the up per house contended that the provision of the treaties usurps the senata constitutional prerogatives ga tives the rhe resolution r relating elating to popular election of senators failed to become a law the new mexico and arizona statehood bill with the recall clause in the arizona constitution eliminated was passed by both houses and signed by the president |
